Hello, my name is Tom.

哈囉，我叫 Tom。

Eat Sleep Dreamers, that's not how we really talk.

吃飽睡飽做美夢者，我們並不會這樣講話。

Here are ways to introduce yourself and talk about your job more naturally.

這裡有些讓你更自然地自我介紹和談論工作的方法。

So instead of saying, "My name is", we say, "I'm".

與其說「我的名字是⋯」我們會說「我叫⋯」。

So, "I'm Tom, nice to meet you," or you could say, "I'm Tom, pleasure to meet you."

「我是 Tom，很高興認識你。」或者說：「我是 Tom，很榮幸認識你。」

If you have a longer name and you want them to use the shorter version, you could say, "I'm Thomas, but you can call me Tom."

如果你的名字比較長，但你希望別人簡短地叫你，你可以說：「我是 Thomas，不過你可以叫我 Tom。」

I'm Thomas, but you can call me Tom.

我是 Thomas，不過你可以叫我 Tom。

Or, uh... "I'm Thomas, but please call me Tom."

或者是「我是 Thomas，不過請叫我 Tom。」

When we meet someone for the first time, we often ask, "What do you do?" and this means "What job do you have?"

當我們第一次見某人時，我們常會問：「你做什麼的？」這通常就是問「你的工作是什麼？」

And your answer could be "I'm a teacher," "I'm a social media manager," "I'm a graphic designer."

你的答案可以是「我是老師。」、「我是社群媒體的經理。」、「我是平面圖設計家。」

Um... It could be, "I'm a student at HKU," "I'm a student at Oxford."

也可以說：「我是香港大學的學生。」、「我是牛津大學的學生。」

So you've got, "I'm a" and then the job.

所以開頭是用「我是⋯」然後放入職稱。

Before we go any further, I'm gonna tell you right now, guys, your homework is to introduce yourself to me and tell me about your job in the comments below, ok?

再更近一步前，我要告訴大家，你們的功課是在底下留言向我自我介紹自己跟工作，好嗎？

So pay attention to the rest of the lesson.

專心看接下來的課程。

And at the end, write in the comments, introduce yourself, and tell me what you do.

最後在留言處跟我自我介紹並告訴我你的工作。

You might wanna say the job and also where you work.

你可能會想講你的職稱跟你的工作地點。

So, for example, uh... "I'm an admin assistant in a bank."

例如「我在一家銀行擔任行政助理。」

I'm an admin assistant in a bank.

我在一家銀行擔任行政助理。

So there you've got the job and where you work.

這樣就有你的職稱跟你的工作地點了。

Uh, another example, um... "I'm a personal trainer in a gym."

另一個例子是「我在一間健身房擔任私人教練。」

I'm a personal trainer in a gym.

我在一間健身房擔任私人教練。

Now, if you wanna say the name of the place you work, the company name, you can use "at".

如果你現在講出你工作的地點或公司的名字，你可以使用「在」。

So, for example, "I'm a personal trainer at Fitness First."

例如，「我在 Fitness First 擔任私人教練。」

I'm a personal trainer at Fitness First.

我在 Fitness First 擔任私人教練。

Another way to say this would be, "I work for".

另一個說法是「我為⋯ 工作」。

So "I work for Google," "I work for Microsoft," "I work for Nike," etc.

「我為 Google 工作。」、「我為 Microsoft 工作。」、「我為 Nike 工作。」之類的。

You might just wanna talk about the industry that you work in, so not just the job, but the larger industry.

或是你可能只想講你工作的產業，不只是從事的工作，而是整個產業。

So you would say, "I work in", and then the industry.

你可以說：「我在⋯ 工作」，然後放入產業。

So "I work in fashion," or "I work in advertising," or "I work in education."

「我在時尚界工作。」、「我在廣告界工作。」、「我在教育界工作。」

But, stop! What if you haven't got a job?

不過等等！如果你還沒有找到工作怎麼辦？

How do you talk about that?

你該怎麼說？

Well, one way would be to say, "I'm unemployed."

其中一個說法是：「我沒有工作。」

I'm unemployed.

我沒有工作。

That's a standard way to talk about it.

這是標準的說法。

Another way would say... would be to say, um... "I'm currently looking for work."

另一個方法我們可以說：「我正在找工作。」

I'm currently looking for work.

我正在找工作。

That's... that's pretty good.

這蠻好的。

Uh, another nice one, "I'm between jobs."

另一個比較好的版本是：「我待業中。」

I'm between jobs.

我待業中。

That kind of says that we've finished our last job, we've got another job in the future, hopefully, and so we're... we're between jobs.

這種說法是我們剛辭職上份工作，希望我們在以後會有另一份工作。所以我們在待業中。

We... we're... we're waiting for the new one to start.

我們正在等待一個新的開始。

Eat Sleep Dreamers, it's been a pleasure. Thank you for watching. Check out this video, and until next time, this is Tom, the English Hipster, saying goodbye.

吃飽睡飽做美夢者們，我感到很榮幸。謝謝你的觀看。去看看這部影片，下次再見，我是英文青年 Tom，掰掰。